Cheese Pencils Back to School Snack
These cheese pencils make the most adorable snack for back to school season! They are easy to put together and a great way to get your kids involved in the kitchen. Making these snacks is also a great fine motor skill activity for younger kids!
Ingredients
- 2 cheddar cheese sticks
- 1 mozzarella string cheese stick
- 1 ham steak
- 4 black olives
- 4 appetizer tooth picks or mini bamboo skewers
Instructions
- First, cut the cheddar sticks in half, the short way. Then cut the mozzarella string cheese into 4 pieces, the short way.
- Place a piece of the mozzarella next to a cheddar stick to get an idea of how much you’ll need to cut when making the triangle shapes. Cut the triangles accordingly. Later when you cut the olives, you’ll need to cut the tip of the mozzarella triangle so the olive piece can fit properly.
- Cut a black olive in half, the short way. Then carve triangles. Place the olive triangles next to the mozzarella triangles and cut the tip of the mozzarella so that the olive triangle can fit properly.
- Cut the ham steak into strips using the cheddar cheese stick to measure the width. Then cut the strips of ham into small rectangles.
- Carefully thread the ham onto the appetizer stick, followed by cheddar cheese, mozzarella and olive. Tip: Save the mozzarella cheese scraps. They look like pencil shavings!